The young Aïke heads off running and jumps over the first animals. He has to make four roundtrips, but out of bravado, he doesn’t finish his turns so that they are not counted and thus enhances his prestige. There are nearly twenty-five cows and bulls in the row. Aïke does not cease to jump from backbone to backbone. The tension amongst the crowd is palpable. ///Le jeune Aïké s’élance en courant et saute les premières bêtes. Il devra faire...more »

The young Aïke heads off running and jumps over the first animals. He has to make four roundtrips, but out of bravado, he doesn’t finish his turns so that they are not counted and thus enhances his prestige. There are nearly twenty-five cows and bulls in the row. Aïke does not cease to jump from backbone to backbone. The tension amongst the crowd is palpable. ///Le jeune Aïké s’élance en courant et saute les premières bêtes. Il devra faire quatre aller-retour mais par bravade, il ne finit pas ses tours pour qu’ils ne soient pas comptés et accroître ainsi son prestige. La rangée de bêtes compte près de vingt-cinq vaches et taureaux. Aïké n’en finit pas de sauter d’échine en échine. La tension de la foule est palpable.« less